Toy



July 27 1926.

C. A. BARNES TOY Filed July 11, 1923 3 L/jflamea Patented July 27, 1926.

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TOY.

Application filed July 11,

'ihis invention relates to amusement devices or toys, the primary object of the invention being to provide a toy which may be readily and easily operated by children.

An important object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this character which may be supported in the hands of the user, the toy having certain numbers and letters formed thereon and provided with openings to receive pegs having corresponding numbers and letters, whereby certain combinations or letters and numbers may be made up in the construction of words and numbers.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a toy constructed and colored to be exceptionally pleasing to the eye to attract children to its use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed. may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the toy.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of one of the pegs.

Figure l is view disclosing one end of the peg.

Figure 5 is a view disclosing the opposite end thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a head 5 which is preferably circular in formation and relatively fiat as clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawing.

The upper surface of the head 5 is curved -as at r; and provided with a. plurality of openings 7 arranged in spaced relation with each other.

Associated with the openings 7 is an inner line of openings, the openings being designed to accommodate the pegs 9, which 1923. Serial No. 650,908.

pegshave letters on one of the ends thereof, while on the opposite ends are arranged numbers so that by positioning one end of a plug in an openin the opposite end will present a letter or number.

A handle 10 is formed integral with the head and al fords means whereby the head will be conveniently held in one hand of the user while the opposite hand will be free to position the peg in the construction of words or numbers.

Arranged around the periphery of the head are relatively large numbers, the numbers being arranged on the periphery oppoto the openings 17, so that by position ii 9; a peg in an opening 7 the number on the p 'phery will correspond with the number showing on the upper end of the peg posi tioned in the opening.

in the use of the device it is eontempiated to hand the device to a child with the pegs positioned in the openings for the child to reassemble, the pegs to be inserted in the openings in such a way as to set up combinations of letters spelling words so that the childs attention may be attracted and the child may be amused by the device.

it might be further stated that in order to make the device exceptionally attractive, it contemplated to color the head red, white and blue.

Wh at I claim as new is in a device ot the character described, a circular head having a. substantially flat upper sur'iiice and having a handle portion de pending from the central portion of the underside thereof, said head having circular rows of spaced openings, and having indic2 mg characters arranged between the openings, said head having indicating characters arranged on the side edge thereof, and peers carrying indicating characters corresponding with the indicating characters on the head adapted to be positioned in the openings.

.ln testimony that I claim the foregoing my own, i have hereto atiixed my signature.

GATHARYN A. BARNES. 

